and radius is placed on a rough plank of mass . This system is placed on a rough inclined plane, with an incline of .
A sphere of massThe friction coefficient between the plank and the incline is , and that between sphere and plank is .
Find the maximum value of , such that the sphere is always pure rolling on the plank.
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First of all this problem is not incorrect nor is it poorly stated.
Second,we do not need the values of mass and radius.
Now,considering the limiting case :
1 . On the sphere there will be two forces : m g s i n θ <left> and μ 2 m g c o s θ <right>
2 . On the plank there will be three forces : μ 2 m g c o s θ <left> , 2 m g s i n θ <left> and μ 1 3 m g c o s θ <right>
3 . Apply Newton's Second Law and you should get the following equations : a s p h e r e / e a r t h = g s i n θ − μ 2 g c o s θ
a p l a n k / e a r t h = 2 g ( c o s θ ( μ 2 − 3 μ 1 ) + 2 s i n θ )
From torque relation , τ = I α < pure rolling,limiting case> a = r α >: we get a s p h e r e / p l a n k = 2 5 μ 2 g c o s θ
Now, a s p h e r e / p l a n k = a s p h e r e / e a r t h − a p l a n k / e a r t h
Equating, we get μ 2 μ 1 = 3 8 .